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There's a Chinese idiom, 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 "Once bit by snake, for ten years afraid of ropes." If you have ever had a patient report to you that their crown had fallen off, you might have become "Snake Bit". There is a danger of overcompensating on the shape of your subsequent tooth preparations. The concern for retention can become the source of seating issues. Instead of worrisome conical shapes, we begin making parallel walls, grooves, and box cuts, only to cause other problems.

Getting through the Holiday season assures those of us in the dental field of two things. There are cases that need to be done quickly and by the end of the year. For some reason it suddenly dawns on dental patients that they need a "Tune Up" for the holiday season. We need to make them feel confident that all their teeth are healthy, nice, and snug in their proper place. They hope to avoid, at all costs, the dreaded dinner table mishaps. This parade of emergencies always se

The box finally arrives from the lab. When Dr. Kent opens it, he finds a pair of freshly made bite rims for the removable denture case about to be started. This is often a missed opportunity for so many. Extra appointments could be avoided if the dentist will take the time to apply a few short procedures. The lab techs that made these devices have no idea about what is going to make this case successful. The only thing they can do is send something that fits on the ridges. It

9/25/2025   Nothing worse than having a beautiful crown that fits perfectly, the contacts are right on, the occlusion is just right, and...

A few years back, our lab was located in the lower level of a large dental group. This had some downsides, but for the most part, it was...